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Stena Line is hosting a Women’s Port Taster Day (9 May) in Belfast Harbour to encourage more women to pursue a career in Port Operations. Women make up just 2% of seafarers and 12% of core roles in ports globally.

Stena Line Encourage Women to Pursue a Career in Maritime with Belfast Harbour Taster Day (9 May)

25th April 2024 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line is reaching out to women in Northern Ireland to attend a taster day at the company’s terminal in Belfast Harbour to encourage them to pursue a career as a Port Service Operative. With women making up…
MV Bore Song began its charter to Stena Line on the Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) route, the Ireland-UK link that the company opened two months ago today. The 195-metre ro-ro vessel is seen berthed at the 12 Quays Terminal, Birkenhead, before it yesterday made its maiden crossing.

Freight Ship Begins Service on Stena Line's Dublin – Liverpool Route Boosting Capacity by 30%

15th April 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line has introduced a larger (chartered) ro-ro freight ferry, Bore Song, on the Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead) route, which will increase capacity on the Ireland-England route by 30%. The Dublin-Liverpool dedicated freight service has been operational since 15th February…
Making its debut into Irish waters, Bore Song, a ro-ro freight ferry that arrived at Dublin Port this afternoon from Germany, is to begin its charter role for Stena Line’s route to Birkenhead (Liverpool) next week. Its introduction on the core Irish Sea route will boost freight capacity by 30% on the unaccompanied Ireland-UK freight route.

Chartered Bore Song Sails into Dublin Port Prior to Starting Stena Line's 'Permanent' Freight Ferry

12th April 2024 Stena Line
Bore Song, the 25,586 gross tonnage ro-ro freight ferry that Stena Line has chartered for Irish Sea service, completed its repositioning voyage from Lübeck, Germany, to Dublin Port this afternoon, writes Jehan Ashmore. On arrival in Dublin Bay at 1330…
Strait of Gibraltar: Stena Line has acquired a stake of shares in Morocco based ferry company Africa Morocco Link (AML) linking Spain.

Stena Line Acquires Shares in Africa Morocco Link to Expand Outside of Europe

8th April 2024 Stena Line
Swedish operator Stena Line has entered into an agreement to acquire 49 percent of the shares in Morocco based ferry company Africa Morocco Link (AML). AML is headquartered in Tangier operating a ferry route between Tanger Med – Algeciras, Spain…
Originally serving in Italy as the Cartour Beta, the ropax Stena Horizon, which accommodates 1,000 passengers, 200 cars, and 120 freight units, is to resume Rosslare-Cherbourg route service in April, following annual dry-docking at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall. The former Celtic Horizon on this date a decade ago completed its final ever crossing on the Ireland-France connection for Irish operator Celtic Link Ferries, which Stena then acquired. The route is currently operated by the cruise ferry Stena Vision, which entered service less than a year ago, having been transferred following a career exclusively in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea.

Stena Horizon Has Celtic Link Roots to A Decade Ago on the Rosslare-Cherbourg Route

31st March 2024 Stena Line
Stena Horizon, which recently left Stena Line’s newly opened freight-only Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) route for annual dry-docking, had completed a previous career on this date a decade ago with an Irish ferry company, writes Jehan Ashmore. Operating albeit in freight mode,…
The ro-ro freight-only vessel MV Bore Song is to operate on Stena Line’s new Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) route for unaccompanied freight traffic. The ship to be introduced in mid-April will boost freight capacity on the route by 30% and replace the ropax Stena Horizon, which had been operating in freight mode only and temporarily, as the company searched for a longer-term solution with the introduction, AFLOAT add of the 25,586 tons ship built in 2011 by FGS, Flensburg, Germany, for Bore Shipowners of Finland. In more recent years, the ship served Transfennica, whose Timca is currently on short-term charter to competitor, Irish Ferries running also out of Dublin but to Holyhead, north Wales.

Stena Line to Boost Capacity on Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) Route with Dedicated Freight-Only Vessel

22nd March 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line has secured a freight only ro-ro vessel, Bore Song, to operate on its Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) route with the ship boosting freight capacity on the Irish Sea route by 30%. The Swedish operator of the Dublin-Liverpool dedicated freight service has…

Stena Line Launches Newly Refurbished Ferries on North Sea Route of Harwich-Hook van Holland

20th March 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line in response to changing needs of its customers has carried out a major renewal of its North Sea ferries, Stena Britannica and Stena Hollandica which operate the Harwich-Hook van Holland route.  The unique transformation, which took just 18…
The Stena Europe made a surprise return, albeit ‘temporarily’ to the Rosslare-Fishguard route, as the relief ferry (unlike the Stena Nordica) is currently only compatible with the Welsh port’s linkspan berth. AFLOAT adds that competitor Irish Ferries last week re-introduced the chartered Oscar Wilde on their Rosslare-Pembroke route following the departure of Norbay, which since November has been also chartered, though the ropax is currently dry-docking at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall.

Stena Line’s ‘Technical Issues’ Linger on Rosslare-Fishguard Route after Six-Week Suspension

5th March 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line’s Rosslare-Fishguard route, which was abandoned altogether for nearly six weeks, is still facing difficulties maintaining its southern corridor service between the Irish and Welsh ports. As the Irish Independent reports, maintenance work at the Welsh port's linkspan berth…
Ferry Stena Europe (in the centre) will be finally be sailing out of Rosslare tonight with an arrival in Fishguard from where at 1.30am tomorrow (Wednesday) will return to the Irish port – after an absence of almost six weeks where no service was in place except for the alternative Irish Ferries route of Rosslare-Pembroke, however the chartered ropax Norbay of P&O Ferries does not cater for ‘foot’ passengers.

Pembrokeshire Ferry to Resume Rosslare Route Service Tonight after Almost Six-Week Absence

20th February 2024 Stena Line
Passengers, particularly Welsh rugby fans travelling by ‘foot’ for this Saturday’s match with Ireland, in Dublin, have got good news as the Stena Line owned port of Fishguard is to see their ferry back on the run after a five-and-a-half-week…
Stena Line CEO, Niclas Mårtensson, is the new Governor Chair of the Supply Chain & Transport Industry Community at the World Economic Forum. As for matters relating to the Swedish company’s Irish Sea operations, AFLOAT adds the Rosslare-Fishguard route today sees the return of the popular veteran Stena Europe following repairs, however last year was replaced by ropax Stena Nordica (currently, Dublin-Holyhead) is to resume on the Ireland-Wales link on St. David’s Day, 1st March.

Stena Line CEO Appointed to Lead Supply Chain & Transport Industry Community at World Economic Forum

20th February 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Niclas Mårtensson, is the new Governor Chair of the Supply Chain & Transport Industry Community at the World Economic Forum. Niclas will represent Stena AB, playing a critical role in accelerating the transformation of…
Stena Horizon started a new Dublin-Liverpool (Birkenhead) ‘freight’ route, AFLOAT adds, with the first return leg of the Irish Sea service completed in the early hours of this morning (16 February). The route to Merseyside follows P&O Ferries’ withdrawal between the Irish capital and Liverpool Docks in December, however Stena will be competing with the CLdN owned Seatruck Ferries. The revived route follows an absence of just over 13 years, when DFDS closed the link in January, 2011, however Stena reported record freight figures on its Irish Sea services in 2023 and the new route compliments the established Dublin-Holyhead passenger/freight link.

New Stena Line Route of Dublin-Liverpool Sees ‘Freight’ Crossings Completed with First Round Trip Today

16th February 2024 Stena Line
Stena Line launched their new route of Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead) with the freight service completing its first round trip to the Irish capital in the early hours of this morning (16 February). The addition of the new route is…
Darren Byers is the newly appointed Port Manager at Stena Line in Belfast

New Manager Appointed at Stena Line Operations in Belfast Harbour

7th February 2024 Stena Line
Darren Byers has been appointed Port Manager at Stena Line based in Belfast Harbour. With over 20 years’ experience within Maritime operations, Darren joins the ferry and port operator from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) where he was Area…
At the unveiling of the portrait of Stena Line owner, Dan Sten Olsson, at the Belfast Harbour Office in Corporation Square are (l-r) Cpt Kevin Allen (Harbour Master), Belfast Harbour, Joe O’Neil (CEO), Belfast Harbour, Andy Kane (Regional Ports Operation Manager-Irish Sea North), Stena Line, Dan Sten Olsson, Dr Theresa Donaldson (Chair), Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Michael Robinson (Port Director), Belfast Harbour, Paul Grant (Trade Director), Stena Line, Niclas Martensson (CEO), Stena Line, and Maurice Bullick (Finance Director), Belfast Harbour.

Portrait of Stena Line Owner Unveiled at Belfast Harbour Where Ferry Operator Has Record Freight Volumes

30th January 2024 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has reported a record year for freight volumes in and out of Belfast Harbour on its routes across the North Channel to Scotland and the Irish Sea to England with approximately 587,000 units being transported in…
Disruption continues on the St. Georges Channel crossing as ropax Stena Nordica cannot currently use Fishguard Harbour, coupled with issues with relief ferry, Stena Europe. The former Fishguard-Rosslare ferry had too left the route, for repairs, but the service is expected to reopen next week.

Sailings Not Running at Fishguard Due to Berth Works While Relief Ferry Stena 'Europe' is Under Repairs

23rd January 2024 Stena Line
Ropax Stena Nordica which has been absent from Fishguard Harbour linking Rosslare since early January, had led to a relief ferry that too left the south Wales port due to issues, leaving no ship to cover the route. Operator, Stena Line…
Storm Isha: It was a rough crossing from Birkenhead (Liverpool) to Belfast, which left passengers stuck in frightening conditions as the Stena Estrid circled at sea, AFLOAT adds when off the entrance to Belfast Lough as crashing waves led the ferry to be considerably late by 10-hours.

Passengers on Ferry During Storm Isha Left Circling in Irish Sea Overnight as Crashing Waves Cause 10-Hour Delay

22nd January 2024 Stena Line
Passengers on a Stena Line ferry from Birkenhead (Liverpool) to Belfast endured a turbulent night on the Irish Sea, as Storm Isha forced the Stena Estrid to go circling for several hours amid the crashing waves. Stena Estrid as of…
A Rosslare ‘Europort’ stalwart: Stena Europe returned to its former Rosslare-Fishguard route this month, albeit in a relief mode, however due to mechanical issues, sailings since Monday have been suspended on the Ireland-Wales link where the ferry served until year, followed by a brief charter on the Strait of Gibraltar (Spain-Morocco) for Operation Marhaba ending in September. On New Year’s Day, AFLOAT tracked ‘Europe’ from Holyhead when off Llŷn Peninsula, to Fishguard and later to Rosslare, but this week’s cancelled crossings forced the ferry to Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, for repairs on Merseyside.

Stena 'Europe' Returns to Rosslare-Fishguard in Relief Role But Is Disrupted Leading to Sailings Suspended

17th January 2024 Stena Line
Stena Europe which served Rosslare-Fishguard for more than 20 years until replaced by a ropax ferry last year, was due to re-enter the Ireland-Wales link this month albeit in a relief capacity but disruption has intervened, writes Jehan Ashmore In…

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Stena Line is one of Europe's leading ferry companies with 37 vessels and 17 routes in Northern Europe operating 25,000 sailings each year. Stena Line is an important part of the European logistics network and develops new intermodal freight solutions by combining transport by rail, road and sea. Stena Line also plays an important role for tourism in Europe with its extensive passenger operations. The company is family-owned, was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Gothenburg. Stena Line has 4,300 employees and an annual turnover of 14 billion SEK.

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